Scythris fuscopterella

Scythris fuscopterella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 1997. It is found in Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, eastern Siberia, France, Finland and Sweden.[1][2]

Scythris fuscopterella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. fuscopterella
Binomial name
Scythris fuscopterella
Bengtsson, 1997

The wingspan is 13–14 mm.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Ericaceae species.

References

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  1. ^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Svenska fjärilar